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How good is this spot for honey bees?

Enter an address or tap the map. You'll see which bee plants and crops are within flight range (about 3.7 miles, with nearer land counting more), when the honey flow comes and when there's a dearth, nearby water, a few things worth checking, and how the spot ranks against random sites in your state and across the country.

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Forage report for 35.6057, -95.0730

Estimated forage here is better than about 50% of sites in Oklahoma. Against other Oklahoma sites it stands out most in spring (65th percentile) and lowest in summer (24th). Biggest nearby bee crops: soybeans (nearest 2.0 mi S, grown 1 of the last 5 years); corn (nearest 2.8 mi S, grown 2 of the last 5 years). Nearest mapped water: pond, lake or river, 0.1 mi E.

Ranking

  • Continental US: 56th percentile (spring 81st, summer 36th, fall 60th)
  • Oklahoma: 50th percentile (spring 65th, summer 24th, fall 53rd)
  • Boston Mountains: 67th percentile (spring 48th, summer 80th, fall 92nd)

Percentile among 3,000 random land points across Oklahoma, scored the same way; land in general, not beekeepers' yards.

Season

  • First forage: Feb 1 — Dandelion, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Early trees (maple, willow, poplar)
  • Main flow: Mar 1 to May 31 — Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion
  • Fall flow: Jun 16 to Aug 15 — Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red
  • Season ends: Oct 31

Bee crops nearby

  • Soybeans: about 5 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.1 mi S, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2 mi S, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Corn: about 26 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.8 mi S, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Corn: about 36 acres in a typical year, nearest 3.3 mi S, blooms late May – late Jun
  • Soybeans: about 3 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.5 mi S, blooms early May – late Jul
  • Soybeans: about 2 acres in a typical year, nearest 2.2 mi S, blooms early May – late Jul

What the honey would be made of

  • Spring honey (March to June): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Dandelion, Summer-flowering shrubs; extra light amber
  • Summer honey (July and August): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Clovers: white, alsike and red, Dandelion; light amber
  • Fall honey (September to November): Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster); amber
  • Whole season (March to November): Clovers: white, alsike and red, Roadside weeds (clover, dandelion, sweet clover, mustard), Fall wildflowers (goldenrod, aster), Dandelion; extra light amber

Things to watch

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An estimate from public maps (USDA crop maps 2021-2025 averaged, LANDFIRE vegetation), not a survey of the ground. Maps can't see garden plantings, understory density, other beekeepers' hives, or this year's weather. Honey composition is a nectar-source estimate, not a pollen analysis. Benchmark 2026.5. How this works.